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Clawhammer Banjo Basic Technique Intensive with Ivan Rosenberg

This workshop series is for everyone from beginners who bought their first banjo yesterday to experienced players who are unsatisfied with their technique. We’re going to meticulously train our hands to strike clean, powerful notes on all strings, with a real focus on the inside strings, where most players have trouble getting good tone, volume, and accuracy. We’ll learn and refine “double thumbing” technique and the “bum ditty” rhythm, which is THE make-or-break rhythmic technique for clawhammer. We’ll learn a few options for doing it well and learn to avoid the many pitfalls aspiring players encounter. After sufficiently focusing on the claw hand (which we’ll continually revisit throughout the workshop series), we’ll add the fretting hand and learn the fretboard up to the 5th fret in G major tuning, a few chords, and good hammer-on/pull-off/slide technique. In the latter portion of the workshop series, we’ll apply what we’ve learned to a couple of songs, and I'll send you off with drop thumb technique. All the while we’ll be refining our hands, fingers, fingernails, arms, and banjo hold to optimize our sound and consistency. I even have games and prizes planned to encourage y’all to practice the fundamentals in a way that will truly drill them into your muscle memory and tactile memory.

Adam Hurt - Clawhammer Banjo Tone Production Workshop

Join me for an online version of my most popular banjo camp class offering, and a personal favorite topic of mine, “Mastering the Mechanics of Tone Production”! Together we will explore the complex and seldom-discussed relationship between our bodies and our instruments in ways that have a dramatic effect on the quality of tone produced when we play. The ideas presented in this workshop can be applied to any clawhammer banjo style and will help you achieve better and more consistent tone across your current and future repertoire. While the vast majority of our time will be spent on playing mechanics, we will also discuss alternatives to natural fingernails and touch on the matter of instrument setup as it relates to tone production.This is a different sort of class from my previous Zoom workshops in that NO tunes will be taught; therefore, tablature will not be provided. We will move slowly through a variety of exercises and concepts, all clearly demonstrated by me, with all important left- and right-hand behavior thoroughly explained so that nothing is left to chance. Since video from the Zoom session will be made available to all participants, you can go back over anything that was difficult to assimilate when presented in real-time—again and again, without the pressure of having to fully comprehend the material by the time that the class session ends.

Jake Workman - Flatpick Guitar Workshops

Jake's previous workshops can be enjoyed in or out of order. The workshops are all 1-2 hours long and include a bunch of supplemental videos and PDFs.

Ivan Rosenberg - Dobro Workshops

Ivan's Crash Course Dobro workshop series' are best discovered in order - part one, two, then three. He covers a LOT of information and there are tons of supplemental materials! The Solo Dobro Workshops are great all on their own.

Adam Schlenker - Level Up Flatpick Workshops

Tristan Scroggins - INT/ADV Mandolin Skill Builder Workshops

Tristan Scroggins - BEGINNER Mandolin Skill Builder Workshops